High Speed 2 Railway Line

Cheryl Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport 
	(1)  what assessment she has made of the potential effect on tourism in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of the High Speed Rail 2 project; and if she will make a statement;
	(2)  what assessment she has made of the potential effect on the attractiveness of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty as a tourist destination of the High Speed Rail 2 project; and if she will make a statement.

Hugh Robertson: No specific assessment has been made in respect of the Chilterns area of outstanding natural beauty, although my Department, along with English Heritage, has been involved with the HS2 scheme, inputting into the policy development at various stages and providing cross-Government clearance as appropriate. As the scheme develops the Department will continue to provide advice and ensure the views of the tourism and heritage sectors are taken into account, including through the associated Environmental Impact Assessment.

Olympic Games 2012

Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what evaluation she plans to make of the effectiveness of the implementation of the sustainability programme for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Hugh Robertson: Reports have been published regularly setting out the achievements of the London 2012 Games sustainability programme. Highlights reported in the Pre-Games report (April 2012) include: more than 98% of demolition waste and 99% of construction waste reused or recycled against a target of 90%; 67% of materials transported by rail or water against a target of 50%; an Olympic Stadium which is the most sustainable example ever; and 14 million sustainably sourced meals to be served during the Games.
	http://www.london2012.com/about-us/publications/publication=pre-games-sustainability-report/
	In addition, the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 (CSL), the independent London 2012 sustainability assurers, have been conducting an on-going evaluation of the programme. On 10 August 2012, the Commission published a positive pre-Games opinion on whether the London 2012 Games would live up to an expectation as 'the greenest games ever' highlighting the many sustainability commitments met or exceeded, and expressing optimism about the development of East London as a destination for businesses, new communities, investors and tourists. The Government is also conducting a Meta-Evaluation study which will provide an assessment of the impacts and legacy of the Games, including sustainability. An interim report will be published in October with a final report published by summer 2013.

Olympic Games 2012

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether she plans to refund the funding taken from the Big Lottery Fund for the London 2012 Olympics.

Hugh Robertson: The commitment to reimburse the national lottery for its contribution of £675 million to the public sector funding package for the London 2012 Olympic games is enshrined in a contractual agreement between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the Greater London Authority.
	The lottery distributors, including the Big Lottery Fund, will be reimbursed pro rata to their contribution to the £675 million from the receipts from the sale of land in the Olympic Park in the years after the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.

Olympic Games 2012

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if she will publish a timetable for sale of the London 2012 Olympic assets.

Hugh Robertson: The sale of Olympic assets is being handled largely by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), a private company independent of Government responsible for staging the games themselves, and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), the non-departmental public body responsible for the construction of the venues and infrastructure. Both organisations are making good progress in obtaining best value for assets.
	Wherever possible LOCOG has hired equipment and facilities, as this offered the best value for money, the most sustainable solution and avoided the need for sale. The ODA will transfer the majority of their assets to the London Legacy Development Corporation. In addition, the Olympic Village accommodation has been sold partly to Triathlon Homes for affordable housing, yielding a receipt of £268 million, and to a joint venture of Qatari Diar and Delancey for private housing, with a receipt of £557 million due in 2014.

S4C

Jonathan Edwards: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport whether she plans to devolve responsibility for S4C to the Welsh Government.

Edward Vaizey: The Department has no plans to devolve responsibility for S4C to the Welsh Government. The Government is committed to a long-term, sustainable future for S4C and Welsh language programming and this is best served by maintaining the reserved status of broadcasting.. Having broadcasting as a reserved matter is the most effective way of maintaining national standards and securing broadcasters' independence.

Air Force: Training

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many hours of training were required for those flying (a) fast jets, (b) transport aircraft and (c) helicopters in the Royal Air Force in each year since 2008.

Andrew Robathan: The information on training hours is not held centrally in the format requested.
	For flying hours, there is no specific number of hours that a student must fly in order to qualify, rather it is a combination of hours flown and objectives achieved. Some pilots will require more flying hours than others to achieve the required standards.
	All pilots complete Elementary Flying Training which requires approximately 55 flying hours per student. Follow-on training varies according to aircraft type and typically involves some 220 hours for fast jets (in two stages), 75 hours for multi-engine aircraft and 75-85 hours for helicopters. Additionally pilots undergo operational conversion training before joining front line units. This varies considerably depending on both the specific aircraft concerned and the pilots' progress.
	Training does not cease after pilots have completed their formal training but continues throughout their flying careers, because all operational flying includes an element of training.

Armed Forces

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) cost and (b) establishment by numbers is of (i) Land Command, (ii) Navy Command and (iii) Air Command for (A) 2011-12 and (B) 2012-13.

Mark Francois: Ministry of Defence expenditure information for financial year 2011-12 is currently subject to audit. The overall cost of staff in future years is reflected in the Departmental Expenditure Limits amounts set out in HM Treasury's Spending Review 2010 document, CM7942 (pages 57-58).
	Staff numbers for the beginning of 2011-12 and 2012-13 are shown in the following table. These include trained and untrained UK regulars, Gurkhas, Full-time Reserve Service personnel and civilians, including Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Significant organisational changes that affect the numbers have taken place during the period concerned.
	
		
			 Personnel strength Land command Navy command Air command 
			 1 April 2011 125,960 37,470 41,640 
			 1 April 2012 115,960 34,890 37,740

Armed Forces: Career Development

Jim Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the average time spent in the rank at which a person enters the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy is before achieving promotion.

Mark Francois: The information held is shown in the following table:
	
		
			 Service Rank Time (years) Remarks 
			 Royal Navy Officer 2.9 To attain Sub Lieutenant from Midshipman 
			  Other Ranks 6.8 To attain Leading Hand (RN), or Lance Corporal (RM) from Rating/Marine 
			     
			 Army Officer (1)11 months To attain 2nd Lieutenant from Officer Cadet 
			  Other Ranks 4.7 To attain substantive Lance Corporal from Private 
			     
			 Royal Air Force Officer 6.85 To attain substantive Flight Lieutenant from Officer Cadet 
			  Non Commissioned Aircrew 15.25 To attain substantive Flight Sergeant from Sergeant (entry level). 
			  Ground Trades Other Ranks 9 To attain substantive Corporal from Senior Aircraftman 
			 (1 )Army Officers are commissioned upon completion of training at Sandhurst (11 months unless back squadded, for example due to injury). Upon commissioning, they are automatically promoted from Officer Cadet. 
		
	
	The time spent in the rank at which a person enters the armed services, before achieving the first promotion varies greatly. For example, in the RAF, the junior enlisted rank structure has a greater number than the other services, of ranks that must be passed through before competing for the rank of Lance Corporal/Corporal. The table therefore provides the average time for promotion to junior non-commissioned officer in each of the services.
	There are many different avenues for entry as a commissioned officer into each of the services. Graduates are commissioned earlier than non-graduates and receive additional seniority based on previously acquired skills leading to many variations in time to promotion. The information on average time should be read in that light.

Armed Forces: Deployment

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many deployments of UK military personnel have been on the basis of a UN resolution in the last five years; what the cost of those deployments was to date; and what funds the UN contributed financially towards the cost of such deployments.

Andrew Robathan: Over the last five years, the UK has deployed personnel on numerous United Nations-led missions and as part of international coalitions in support of United Nations Security Council Resolutions. These deployments are shown in the following tables:
	
		
			 Table 1: Deployments in support of a UN-led mission 
			 Country Duration over the last five years 
			 Afghanistan (UNAMA) 2008-09 and 2010-11 
			 Cyprus (UNFICYP) 2007 to present (ongoing) 
			 Darfur (UNAMID) 2008 to 2009-10 
			 Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC/MONUSCO) 2007 to present (ongoing) 
			 Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) 2008 only 
			 Georgia (UNOMIG) 2007 to 2009-10 
			 Iraq (UNAMI) 2007 to 2011 
			 Kenya (UNPOS) 2007 to present (ongoing) 
			 Kosovo (UNMIK) 2007 to 2008-09 
			 Liberia (UNMIL) 2007 to 2009-10 
			 Nepal (UNMIN) 2007 to 2008-09 
			 Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL) 2007 to 2008-09 
			 Sudan (UNMIS) March 2007 to 2011 
			 South Sudan (UNMISS) July 2011 to present (ongoing) 
		
	
	
		
			 Table 2: Deployments in support of a UN Resolution as part of an international coalition 
			 Country/issue Duration over the last five years 
			 Afghanistan 2007 to present (ongoing) 
			 Chad (EUFOR TCHAD/RCA) 2007 to 2009 
			 Counter Piracy (ATALANTA, CTF 151, Ocean Shield) 2007 to present (ongoing) 
			 Iraq 2007 to 2009 
			 Kosovo (KFOR) 2007 to present (ongoing) 
			 Libya 2011 only 
			 Somalia in support of AMISOM May 2012 to present (ongoing) 
		
	
	It has not been possible to collate the financial cost of each of these missions in each of the last five financial years. The information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	The United Nations provides a partial reimbursement to the UK for its contribution to UN-led missions, this is in accordance with standard UN reimbursement rates. The UN does not provide a reimbursement for coalition operations conducted on the basis of a UN Security Council Resolution. In financial year 2011-12 the UK Government received £1.274 million reimbursement from the UN.

Armed Forces: Deployment

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list all the operations on which UK forces have served alongside the forces of other European nations in the last five years; and which countries participated in each case.

Andrew Robathan: The Ministry of Defence does not hold centrally information regarding which European nations have been deployed on operations alongside UK forces in the past five years. My officials will engage with EU and NATO to collate the necessary information and I will write to the hon. Member once the information has been collated.

Armed Forces: Redundancy

Jim Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  whether his Department considered making members of the Armed Forces who had been prepared, deployed on and recovered from operations with operational allowance earnings exempt from redundancy decisions in tranche 2;
	(2)  whether he gave consideration to exemption from redundancy in Tranche 2 of the Armed Forces Redundancy Programme to those members of the armed forces who had prepared for, been deployed on and recovered from operations with operational allowance earnings;
	(3)  whether members of the armed forces who had been prepared for, deployed on and recovered from operations with operational allowance earnings were considered for exemption from redundancy decisions in Tranche 2.

Mark Francois: holding answer 4 September 2012
	No. We have repeatedly assured the House that all of those in receipt of operational allowance on the date the redundancy notifications are made are exempt from selection, unless they have applied to be considered for redundancy. Similarly, all those preparing for, or recovering from such an operation are exempt, unless they have volunteered.

Chiefs of Staff

Kevan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  how much the Chief of Defence Staff has spent on (a) his private office and (b) staff costs in the last 12 months, by category of expenditure;
	(2)  how much the Vice Chief of Defence Staff has spent on (a) his private office and (b) staff costs in the last 12 months, by category of expenditure;
	(3)  how much the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff has spent on (a) his private office and (b) staff costs in the last 12 months, by category of expenditure;
	(4)  how much the Chief of the General Staff has spent on (a) his private office and (b) staff costs in the last 12 months, by category of expenditure;
	(5)  how much the Chief of the Air Staff has spent on (a) his private office and (b) staff costs in the last 12 months, by category of expenditure.

Mark Francois: Regarding the sizes of private offices, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Secretary of State for Defence, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), on 18 January 2012, Official Report, column 825W.
	The estimated cost of staff employed in the private offices of the Service Chiefs in financial year (FY) 2011-12 was £2.10 million. This includes costs for the office of the second permanent secretary who shared a private office with the Vice Chief of Defence Staff during the period. This figure does not include costs for some support staff which are provided from other teams.
	The costs of household staff supporting Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Chief of Defence Staff and the Service Chiefs are shown in the following table:
	
		
			  £ 
			  Cost of household staff 
			 Post 2010-11 2009-10 
			 Chief of the Defence Staff 67,000 128,000 
			 Vice Chief of the Defence Staff 54,000 51,000 
			 First Sea Lord/Chief of the Naval Staff 97,000 161,000 
			 Chief of the General Staff 67,000 161,000 
			 Chief of the Air Staff 116,000 97,000 
		
	
	The figures for FY 2011-12 are still being compiled. The figures do not include drivers.

Defence Equipment

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  what the planned in-service date for the LABYRINTH communication system was; and when he expects it to be in service;
	(2)  when the LABYRINTH communication system will reach its contracted functionality;
	(3)  what penalties are applied through the contract with ATLAS for the late delivery of the LABYRINTH communication system; and whether any such penalty has been incurred to date;
	(4)  what the original projected cost of the LABYRINTH communication system was; and what the current projected cost is.

Philip Dunne: The in-Service date for any IT project procured by the Ministry of Defence is the date the customer commences use of live data in support of the business. At contract award for LABYRINTH in January 2009, the planned in-Service date was September 2010. As a result of a number of changes to incorporate additional, but essential, technical capability, the LABYRINTH system was rolled out in the UK in June 2012.
	Contracted functionality will be achieved on the successful delivery of incremental capability upgrades that commenced in June 2012. Full contracted functionality is currently planned to be delivered in February 2014.
	As is normal for Defence contracts, there are a number of mechanisms and levers available that may be applied when contractual delays occur, the use of which are dependent upon the cause and severity of delay. In this case, the contractor has made appropriate financial redress in accordance with the provisions of the contract.
	I am withholding information on costs for the LABYRINTH communication system as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice commercial interests. However, I can confirm that the project will deliver within approved budgets, and that cost increase since contract award resulting from the need to incorporate essential technical capability additions is less than 9%.

Libya

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of training Libyan armed forces personnel in each of the last 10 years.

Andrew Robathan: The Ministry of Defence has a long tradition of providing defence education to international military personnel at its training establishments throughout the United Kingdom. Since 2005, when centralised records were introduced, the cost to the Defence budget and to tri-departmental conflict pool funds of such training for Libya has been £640,000.
	All overseas requests for defence training are considered on a case-by-case basis and it would not be provided if we thought such training would lead to human rights abuses. Providing defence training and education to overseas armed forces personnel at the same high standards used by UK armed forces helps build professionalism, accountability and raises awareness of human rights. It also helps build stability overseas as part of the Government's wider foreign policy goals.

Sergeant Major Adamson

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence with reference to the death of Sergeant Major Adamson by accidental discharge in May 1972 and subsequent inquest in June 2011, if he will review the legislation that precludes any payment to relatives in such circumstances.

Mark Francois: holding answer 10 September 2012
	I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my predecessor, my right hon. Friend the Member for South Leicestershire (Mr Robathan), on 26 October 2011, Official Report, columns 257-58W, in which he stated that prior to May 1987, service personnel (or their dependants in the case of a fatality) were prevented from pursuing claims for compensation from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) by section 10 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947. Section 10 was repealed by the Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987.
	When the House debated the repeal of section 10, the question of retrospection was considered and motions to allow all past and present members of the armed forces or their dependants to pursue compensation claims for injury or death were moved: However, they were defeated or withdrawn. The view then, as it is now, was that there was no logical point at which to draw a line, short of trying to cover all types of injury, and this would create more examples of unfairness and injustice.
	This position was subsequently challenged on the basis that section 10 of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 is incompatible with the European convention on human rights. The Law Lords heard the matter on 13 and 14 January 2003 and a unanimous judgment was handed down on 13 February 2003 in favour of the MOD. The MOD's position concerning the payment of claims predating the repeal of section 10 of the Crown Proceedings Act remains unchanged.
	There is no plan to review this legislation.

Service Personnel and Veterans Agency

Jesse Norman: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many telephone calls were handled by the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency in each of the most recent 24 months for which figures are available.

Mark Francois: The number of telephone calls handled by the Service Personnel and Veterans Agency, including regular service personnel calls to the Joint Personnel Administration Centre (JPAC), and veterans’ calls to the Veterans Welfare Service and helpline, in each month from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2012 for which records are available is shown in the following table:
	
		
			  Number of calls received 
			 2010  
			 September 65,602 
			 October 58,085 
			 November 65,174 
			 December 42,535 
			   
			 2011  
			 January 70,007 
			 February 56,449 
			 March 63,221 
			 April 50,154 
			 May 55,108 
			 June 58,658 
			 July 51,573 
			 August 52,307 
			 September 56,566 
			 October 55,319 
			 November 60,912 
			 December 40,906 
			   
			 2012  
			 January 63,240 
			 February 56,070 
			 March 58,843 
			 April 51,435 
			 May 60,149 
			 June 48,962 
			 July 54,739 
			 August 49,118 
			 Total 1,345,132

Veterans

Jim Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions representatives of his Department had with (a) energy companies in Scotland and (b) service charities nationally on financial support for armed forces veterans in receipt of severe war disablement pension to help with energy bills (i) before and (ii) after the switch to the Warm Home Discount.

Mark Francois: holding answer 10 September 2012
	The warm home discount scheme is a Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) policy. Officials from the Ministry of Defence are in discussion with DECC officials on this issue.

British Nationals Abroad

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many UK nationals have been prosecuted outside the UK for the sexual abuse of children while they were working or volunteering in children's homes and schools in the last five years.

Mark Simmonds: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Consular database, Compass is used to record our individual Consular case handling. We collate statistics on British nationals who are reported to us as having been arrested for sexual abuse of children. However, Compass does not capture information about the number of prosecutions.
	The number of arrests in each of the last five years are as follows:
	
		
			  Total 
			 2008 61 
			 2009 64 
			 2010 63 
			 2011 72 
			 2012 (until 31 July) 43

Economic and Monetary Union

Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the political and economic implications of an EU member state leaving the Eurozone.

David Lidington: In order to protect and promote UK interests the Government continuously assesses the political and economic implications for the UK of developments in the Eurozone. As the Prime Minister said on 17 May 2012:
	http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/pm-economy-speech/
	whatever path the euro area takes the Government is prepared to do:
	"whatever is necessary to protect this country and secure our economy and financial system".

Economic and Monetary Union

Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to prepare contingency plans should an EU member state leave the Eurozone.

David Lidington: The Government has contingency plans for all sorts of eventualities. We do not discuss these plans publicly.

Hungary

David Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the government of Hungary on its decision to transfer convicted murderer Ramil Safarov from Hungary to Azerbaijan.

David Lidington: The UK Government has not held any discussions with the Hungarian authorities on the case of Ramil Safarov. We are, however, following developments closely. We have supported EU and Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) statements on the Safarov case. Our main concern is to ensure that tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan are not increased as a result of this incident, and to encourage both sides to exercise restraint to prevent any escalation of the situation.

India

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the government of India on facilitating investigations of UK nationals who have been arrested in India for the sexual abuse of children in schools and orphanages.

Hugo Swire: Both the former Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the hon. Member for Taunton Deane (Mr Browne), and the Director of Consular Services have stressed the importance of police to police co-operation on UK/India cases with high-level Government representatives in India. The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) works with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) in liaison with the Indian authorities on a number of issues, including cases involving the arrest of British nationals for sexual offences in schools and orphanages. In addition, CEOP continues to develop means to prevent unsuitable UK nationals from having access to children abroad.

Iran

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency of an increase in the number of uranium enrichment centrifuges in Iran.

Alistair Burt: The director general's report of 30 August shows that Iran is continuing to enrich uranium, and is significantly expanding its uranium enrichment capacity, in direct contravention of multiple International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board and Security Council resolutions. Iran's rapid installation of centrifuges at the Fordow enrichment facility over recent months is cause for considerable concern. Iran can have no civilian use for the significant quantities of enriched material the facility could now produce. We continue to urge Iran to cooperate with the IAEA. To restore international confidence in its intentions, Iran needs to demonstrate sustained co-operation with the IAEA and transparency across its nuclear programme.

Kenya

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the recent violence in Kenya between the Orma and Pokomo communities.

Mark Simmonds: We are deeply concerned by the reports of violent clashes between the Orma and Pokomo groups in the Tana River District, which has claimed over 100 lives in recent weeks. The Government of Kenya has told us that 1,000 additional police officers are deploying to the area; and a disarmament programme and mediation efforts are continuing. We have urged the Government of Kenya to ensure that all those responsible are held accountable. We will continue to support the Government of Kenya's efforts to prevent conflict at national and provincial levels and help civil society organisations and religious groups to jointly manage and respond to local tensions.

Palestinians

Richard Burden: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the UK will vote in favour of recognising Palestine as a non-member observer state at the United Nations General Assembly.

Alistair Burt: No proposal has been put to the United Nations General Assembly on this issue.
	We see negotiations towards a two state solution as the best way to meet the national aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians and lead to a sovereign, viable and contiguous Palestinian state living in peace and security alongside a safe and secure Israel and their other neighbours in the region.'
	If the Palestinian Authority does turn to the United Nations General Assembly, the UK will use its vote in a way that makes a return to negotiations more likely.

Pitcairn Islands

Meg Munn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the measures in place to protect children on the Pitcairn Islands from convicted sex offenders.

Mark Simmonds: Two child safety reviews have so far been commissioned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development to assess the adequacy of child safety standards on Pitcairn Island. These reviews, the first in 2009 and the latest last year, have been completed by independent experts (including from the Lucy Faithfull Foundation). The British Government has proceeded to implement, where possible, the recommendations made in the reports for further strengthening of child safeguarding measures on Pitcairn.
	There is a significant community of professionals based full-time on Pitcairn including a community police officer seconded from the New Zealand Police Service, a family and community adviser, who is a New Zealand trained social worker, a teacher and a doctor. There is also an FCO official, stationed full-time on Pitcairn, who is engaged in safeguarding work. All professionals receive child protection training before they go to the island and there are established policies and procedures in place for handling specific child protection concerns. Most members of the island community have also attended human rights training and child protection training.
	All visitors to Pitcairn are made aware of the child protection measures in place on the island and are offered child safety advice.
	Convicted offenders who have been released on parole are subject to a number of conditions specified by the Pitcairn Parole Commission, including restrictions on their movements and on whom they may associate with. Offenders are closely monitored by their supervision officer—the community police officer. Offenders have been obliged to participate in an Offender Treatment Programme.
	A Pitcairn Sexual Offences Ordinance (2010) modelled on the UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 is now in force. It provides for a sex offenders register, sexual offences prevention orders and risk of sexual harm orders.
	Another child safety review is scheduled for 2013.

Western Sahara

Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what reports he has received on an assault on the children of Aminatou Haidar while travelling between Agadir, Morocco and El Aauin, Western Sahara.

Alistair Burt: We are aware of reports of the alleged assault on Aminatou Haidar's children on 8 July 2012. The alleged assault was reported by media sources and the embassy continue to monitor this. We regularly raise with the Moroccan authorities the importance of ensuring full respect for human rights in Western Sahara.

Western Sahara

Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government has received legal advice on whether the right of self-determination for non-self-governing peoples, as described by the International Court of Justice in its Kosovo advisory opinion of July 2010, applies to and is to be supported erga omnes by all states in the case of the Saharawi people of Western Sahara.

Alistair Burt: In the Kosovo Advisory Opinion of July 2010, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) referenced its advisory opinion of 1974 in confirming that under international law, peoples of non self-governing territories enjoy the right of self-determination. In its 1974 opinion, the ICJ confirmed that the people of Western Sahara have the right to self-determination, which is also the UK’s long-standing position. The current status of Western Sahara is disputed and undetermined. Through our support for the efforts of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Western Sahara, Ambassador Christopher Ross, we continue to encourage the parties to reach a mutually-acceptable political solution that ensures the right to self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.

Zimbabwe

Kate Hoey: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to ensure that EU restrictive measures against the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation will only be lifted when there is a peaceful, democratic Zimbabwe that abides by international law.

Mark Simmonds: As set out in my statement of 11 September 2012, the EU announced on 23 July 2012 that we would respond to a peaceful and credible constitutional referendum in Zimbabwe with a suspension of the EU restrictive measures on all but a small core of individuals around President Mugabe, particularly those who will most directly influence the potential for violence in the next election. The EU will in due course discuss which measures on individuals and entities should be included in any suspension should a Referendum take place. Any decision must be made by the 27 member states in consensus, considering all legal arguments.
	As to the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, we remain concerned by the serious allegations that have been made by Global Witness and others. We are considering all of this evidence prior to discussions with EU partners and where appropriate will seek to retain or add names if there is a compelling legal justification to do so. Absent any changes following a peaceful and credible constitutional referendum all EU restrictive measures on Zimbabwe would be subject to renewal on 20 February 2013. Renewal must also be agreed by all 27 member states in consensus.

Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice from which three foreign countries the highest number of foreign national prisoners come; and what steps he is taking to return such prisoners to secure detention in their country of origin.

Jeremy Wright: The top three countries with the highest number of foreign national offenders (FNOs) in prison in England and Wales are currently Jamaica, Poland and Ireland. We have prisoner transfer agreements (PTAs) with Poland and Ireland. The UK's agreement with Ireland is for voluntary transfer only and very few Irish nationals seek to transfer. Poland has a five-year derogation from the EU compulsory PTA but compulsory transfer is possible under the additional protocol to the Council of Europe convention. Prisoners are currently being considered under this instrument. The UK signed a voluntary PTA with Jamaica in 2007, but it has not been ratified as Jamaica has not implemented the enabling legislation. We are in discussions with the new Government of Jamaica on a compulsory PTA.
	Reducing the FNO population in the UK is a key priority for this Government. The UK has PTAs with over 100 countries and territories, most of which are voluntary and require the prisoner's consent to transfer. However, as part of our strategy to reduce the FNO population, we are seeking to negotiate more compulsory PTAs, which will not require the consent of the prisoner to transfer, with our high volume FNO countries.

Reoffenders

Andrew Percy: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the reoffending rate was for (a) Brigg and Goole constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years.

Jeremy Wright: The following table presents the number of offenders in England and Wales and Yorkshire and the Humber who were released from custody, received a non-custodial conviction at court, received a caution, reprimand, warning or tested positive for opiates or cocaine in each of the years, 2005 to 2009 (the latest calendar year available); and the proportion that committed a proven re-offence within a one year follow-up period. Reoffending rates for 2010 will be published on 25 October 2012.
	
		
			 The number of offenders cautioned, convicted or released from custody in each year between 2005 and 2009 and the proportion who reoffended within a one year follow-up period 
			  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
			 Yorkshire and the Humber      
			 Number of offenders in cohort 77,427 81,714 80,630 74,361 70,908 
			 Proportion of offenders who reoffend (%) 28.8 28.5 28.2 28.7 27.3 
			       
			 England and Wales      
			 Number of offenders in cohort 695,590 742,519 766,474 735,527 697,362 
			 Proportion of offenders who reoffend (%) 27.0 26.7 26.5 26.9 26.3 
			 Note: The number of offenders does not represent all proven offenders. Offenders who were released from custody or commenced a court order are matched to the Police National Computer database and a certain proportion of these offenders cannot be matched and are, therefore, excluded from the offender cohort, i.e. the group of offenders for whom reoffending is measured. 
		
	
	In response to a Ministry of Justice consultation on improvements to reoffending statistics, proven reoffending data are only produced at the regional, probation area and local authority level and not at constituency level.
	Proven reoffending is defined as any offence committed in a one year follow-up period and receiving a court conviction, caution, reprimand or warning in the one year follow-up. Following this one year period, a further six month waiting period is allowed for cases to progress through the courts.

Third Sector

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps his Department has taken to implement the recommendations of the National Audit Office's report, Central Government's implementation of the national Compact.

Jeremy Wright: The Ministry of Justice welcomes the National Audit Office's report and its recommendations for central Government's implementation of the National Compact. It is developing a cross Ministry of Justice implementation strategy and action plan to address the recommendations contained in the report and which will strengthen it's partnerships with Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations.

Food

Margaret Curran: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people sought assistance from food banks in Scotland in (a) 2011, (b) 2010, (c) 2009, (d) 2008, (e) 2007, (f) 2006 and (g) 2005.

Michael Moore: The Government do not hold information on the number of people seeking assistance from food banks. However, I am concerned by the Citizens Advice Scotland findings in their recent report on this matter. The Government is doing all it can by helping people back into sustainable employment through DWP's Work programme and Get Britain Working initiatives. It is also focused on helping people on the lowest incomes by, among other things, raising the starting point for paying income tax to £9,205 by next April.

Airports

Karen Lumley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department plans to utilise spare capacity at (a) Birmingham International Airport and (b) other regional airports.

Patrick McLoughlin: Government's Aviation Policy Framework consultation, which was published on 12 July 2012, identifies the UK's airports outside of London as having an important role in helping maintain the country's air connectivity and their potential to relieve pressure on the busiest airports in the south east.
	On the wider issue of UK airport capacity, the Government has asked Sir Howard Davies to chair an independent Commission tasked with identifying and recommending to Government options for maintaining this country's status as an international hub for aviation. Further details on the Commission's full membership and terms of reference will be announced shortly.

Birmingham Airport

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  whether he intends to consider expanding Birmingham airport;
	(2)  what meetings he has had on the expansion of Birmingham airport.

Simon Burns: Birmingham airport already has planning approval to extend its existing runway. Construction of the extension is due for completion in 2014. The former Secretary of State for Transport, my right hon. Friend the Member for Putney (Justine Greening), visited the airport in February as part of a visit to Birmingham to hear about this and other developments at the airport. On the wider issue of UK airport capacity, the Government has asked Sir Howard Davies to chair an independent Commission tasked with identifying and recommending to Government options for maintaining this country's status as an international hub for aviation. Further details on the Commission's full membership and terms of reference will be announced shortly.

Birmingham Airport

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether the Government has assessed the likely effect on High Speed 2 passenger numbers of expanding Birmingham airport.

Simon Burns: No quantitative assessment has been made of the effect on High Speed 2 passenger numbers of ongoing developments at Birmingham airport. However, the airport itself has made clear its support for HS2, citing the role of reduced journey times in increasing the airport's catchment area and helping reduce pressure on more crowded airports.

Buildings

Nia Griffith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales 
	(1)  what the cost to the public purse was of moving the Wales Office in Cardiff to Caspian Point;
	(2)  what the cost was of refurbishing the Wales Office in Caspian Point.

Stephen Crabb: The project to relocate the Department's Cardiff base to Caspian Point has not yet been fully completed nor all invoices received and, as a consequence, while the cost will be within budget; we do not yet have a final figure.

Police and Crime Commissioners

Susan Elan Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales 
	(1)  what steps have been taken by his Department to ensure that the election of police and crime commissioners will be conducted on a fully bilingual basis in Wales;
	(2)  what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on ensuring that the election of police and crime commissioners will be conducted on a fully bilingual basis in Wales;
	(3)  for what reason a Welsh Forms Order was not laid by the Home Department before Parliament by six months before the election of police and crime commissioners.

David Jones: The Government is committed to conducting the election of police and crime commissioners in Wales on a fully bilingual basis. I have discussed the forthcoming elections with the Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), and the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Damian Green). The Home Office is working to ensure legislation is in place to enable ballot papers in Welsh and English, and the Secretary of State for the Home Department intends to lay a draft Welsh Forms Order when Parliament returns in October. The reasons why the Welsh Forms Order is yet to be laid is a matter for the Home Office.

Council Tax Benefit

Gavin Shuker: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent representations he has received from local authorities on his plans for the localisation of council tax benefit.

Brandon Lewis: Ministers regularly receive representations on the reform of council tax support from a range of organisations and individuals.
	In December the Government published its response to the outcome of consultation on proposals for localisation.
	Earlier this year the Government consulted on funding distribution, and is currently consulting on arrangements for local precepting authorities.
	The Government intends to respond to the outcome of both these consultations in the autumn.

Green Belt

Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he plans to take to ensure that existing planning permissions are implemented before further greenfield sites can be developed.

Don Foster: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that land should be used effectively by re-using brownfield land that is not of high environmental value. Councils can continue to set local targets for development on brownfield sites. Local councils should identify and update annually a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide five years worth of housing against their housing requirements with an additional buffer of 5%. Sites with planning permission should be considered deliverable until permission expires (unless there is clear evidence that schemes will not be implemented within five years). The Government has also extended a measure that allows developers the chance to seek additional time to get their sites up and running before planning permission expires.

Mortgages: Government Assistance

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of additional homes built in each English region as a consequence of the introduction of the NewBuy Guarantee scheme.

Mark Prisk: Government is committed to reviewing the NewBuy-Guarantee scheme in 2014. This review will include an assessment of the number of additional homes built and jobs supported by the scheme. NewBuy statistics will be made publicly available on Thursday 27 September and will be published on the DCLG website.
	The House Builders Federation estimates there will be at least 25,000 additional new homes built as a direct result of NewBuy, which is run nationally and not on the old regional boundaries.

Mortgages: Government Assistance

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the number of NewBuy Guarantee Scheme mortgages agreed with (a) NatWest, (b) Barclays and (c) Nationwide.

Mark Prisk: The Department is unable to provide commercially sensitive information. NewBuy statistics will be made publicly available on 27 September and will be published on the DCLG website in the form of an official statistical release but this will not include information that is commercially sensitive.

Mortgages: Government Assistance

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the current total value is of the Government's 5.5 per cent guarantee with respect to the NewBuy Guarantee Scheme; and how much of this sum the Government has released to builders.

Mark Prisk: Government's maximum possible contingent liability under the NewBuy Guarantee scheme is £1 billion. Statistics, including the Government's contingent liability under the NewBuy Guarantee scheme as at 30 June 2012, will be made publicly available on 27 September and will be published on the DCLG website in the form of an official statistical release.
	In the event that Government pays out against this liability, any funds would be released to mortgage lenders rather than builders.

Schools: Playing Fields

Kevin Brennan: To ask the Secretary of State for Education for what reasons Ministers in his Department have overruled the Schools Playing Fields Advisory Panel in all cases since June 2010.

David Laws: holding answer 5 September 2012
	The Schools Playing Fields Advisory Panel does not make decisions, its remit is purely advisory, with the decision making power resting with Ministers. The panel's remit makes clear that the Secretary of State for Education’s decision will take account of all relevant matters including all information provided by the applicant, objectors, the advisory panel and departmental officials.
	There have been five occasions since June 2010 where the panel has not advised approval of the disposal but the Government has. Details of these five cases are set out as follows. Ministers only approve playing fields for sale where the sports and curriculum facilities remain sufficient or will be improved. In every case money from the sale was earmarked to improve education and sports facilities in the local community.
	Woodhouse Middle
	The school wanted to sell surplus untended grassland that had not been used for sport for five years. The Government approved the application and the money was dedicated to supporting a new library and improved changing facilities.
	Clarborough Primary
	This was originally a school based on two sites. A rebuild of the school meant one site became surplus. The Government approved the sale of the surplus site and the money was earmarked for sports facilities at other local schools.
	Elliott School
	The school wants to enhance its academic and sporting provision. Its sporting facilities are dilapidated and out of date. The Government approved the application. The sale will fund a new Multi-Use Games Area to host competitive sports fixtures such as football matches, which they cannot currently do. They will also replace their old gym with a state-of-the-art indoor facility with four sports courts.
	Ingleton Middle
	When the school was closed the site wasn't needed. The Government approved the application. Proceeds from the sale were used to improve the changing rooms at Settle College.
	Netley Primary
	The school is on a constrained site in north London. The local authority wants to sell a small part of the school's land. It wants to redevelop a unit for vulnerable children which neighbours the school and improve the primary school's facilities. The Government approved the application after the leader of the council made an appeal for the project to be approved. Delay could have affected the whole project with unwelcome consequences for the children concerned.

Teachers: Manpower

Damian Hinds: To ask the Secretary of State for Education what the headcount of in-service teachers in state secondary schools teaching (a) English, (b ) mathematics, (c) biology, (d) chemistry, (e) physics, (f) other science, (g) history, (h) geography, (i) French, (j) Spanish, (k) German, (l) other modern languages, (m) classical languages, (n) art, (o) drama, (p) citizenship, (q) leisure and tourism, (r) religious education, (s) vocational subjects/diploma subjects, (t) sociology and social studies, (u) psychology, (v) media studies, (w) business studies, (x) dance, (y) performing arts, (z) textiles, (aa) food technology, (ab) ICT, (ac) personal, social, health and economic education and (ad) general studies was in (i) 2010 and (ii) 2011.

David Laws: Information on the number of in service teachers in publicly-funded secondary schools in a typical week broken down by the subject they teach is available in table 12 of the School Workforce in England Statistical First Release, November 2011, which is available at the following link:
	http://www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00205723/school-workforce-in-england-provisional-nov-2011
	Similar information for 2010 is available in table 12 of the equivalent November 2010 publication, which is available at the following link:
	http://www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00196713/school-workforce-sfr
	The tables cover all the subject categories that are included in the data collection. Some of the subjects requested are not available individually and are captured under broader subject categories.

Bovine Tuberculosis

Mary Creagh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of TB herd breakdowns his Department estimates result from cattle-to-cattle transmission; what steps he is taking to reduce that proportion; and what assessment he has made of the efficacy of those measures.

David Heath: Modelling work using data from the Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) indicates that approximately 50% cattle cases in the RBCT areas could be due to infection from badgers, suggesting that 50% of cattle infection could be caused by cattle to cattle transmission in the infected areas of the country. In the low incidence areas of England the majority of bovine TB breakdowns are caused by cattle to cattle transmission, due to cattle movements from the infected areas. The breakdowns in the low incidence areas represent, however, a small proportion of national breakdown numbers—less than 2% of all cases, nationally.
	We have a wide range of cattle surveillance and control measures in place, including routine testing of all herds, slaughterhouse surveillance, pre-movement testing, removal and slaughter of infected animals, herd movement restrictions and tracing of animals moved from infected herds before disclosure of infection. These cattle measures will remain the foundation of our bovine TB eradication programme. Recent strengthening of them has included enhanced controls on some high risk herds, improvements to slaughterhouse surveillance and reduced compensation payments for owners of affected herds with overdue tests. There are plans to introduce further improvements to control the geographic spread of infection and to enhance risk-based approaches to cattle trading.

Bovine Tuberculosis

Ben Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether a farmer whose cattle is diagnosed with tuberculosis on arrival at a slaughterhouse is eligible for compensation.

David Heath: No, a farmer whose cattle is diagnosed with tuberculosis on arrival at a slaughterhouse is not eligible for compensation. Compensation is only paid by the Government to owners of cattle it requires to be slaughtered for bovine TB control purposes, as laid down in the Cattle Compensation (England) Order 2012. Where an owner slaughters an animal voluntary and privately no compensation is payable.

Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what evidence his Department holds on the effect of vaccinating badgers in the areas surrounding the proposed badger cull areas on the elimination of tuberculosis in badgers in those areas; and whether he has given consideration to promoting such vaccination as government policy.

David Heath: Although there is limited scientific evidence on the cattle disease control benefits of badger vaccination, those benefits are greater than taking no action to tackle bovine TB in badgers. There is some evidence from modelling work on the beneficial effect the disease in cattle through the combination of badger culling with vaccination.
	The guidance to Natural England for issuing badger culling licences includes advice on using vaccination as a buffer to mitigate the negative effects of perturbation in and surrounding culling areas.
	The Government has set up a Badger Vaccination Fund and made available up to £250,000 a year to encourage the use of badger vaccination in and around licensed culling areas.

Dairy Farming

David Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what support his Department is providing to ensure the long-term viability of dairy farms in England and Wales.

David Heath: The Government continues to support the UK dairy industry's work on a number of initiatives. We have given our full support to the industry's negotiations on a new code of practice which will help to improve contractual relationships in the supply chain.
	I want to see a profitable, thriving and competitive dairy sector. Product innovation and exploring new domestic and export markets is an integral part of this and would benefit all parts of the industry. The Government is providing £5 million worth of new funding under the Rural Economy Grant scheme for high quality dairy projects which can help dairy farmers to explore the potential in new markets through support for collaboration and marketing.

Rural Areas: Broadband

Helen Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 
	(1)  how many applications his Department has received to the Rural Community Broadband Fund; and how many of those applications were successful;
	(2)  how much has been awarded to each successful community under the Rural Community Broadband Fund.

Richard Benyon: Round One of the Rural Community Broadband Fund closed on 31 January, with 39 expressions of interest received. Of these, 16 have been endorsed with conditions and invited to develop full applications, with a total value of grant requested of £4,998,294.
	An additional five separate applications were submitted ahead of the formal launch of the fund from communities in Cumbria as part of a pilot to enable DEFRA to test the processes under the fund with a total grant request of £836,400. Of these, two have so far been approved with pre contract conditions, with a grant request of £175,000.
	Round Two closed on 6 July. A total of 46 expressions of interest were received, of which seven were resubmissions from round one. The total value of grant requested was £14,170,779. Decisions from the round two appraisal process are expected to be notified in late September.
	For those Expressions of Interest that are endorsed to proceed to full application stage, the selected applicants are asked to submit a full application providing the detail of the project (including a business plan). No funding will be committed to a project until a full application has been received, appraised, and approved. No funding has yet been awarded under the Rural Community Broadband Fund.
	A third round is likely to open early in January 2013.

Heart Diseases: Children

Nick Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his policy is on the findings of the Safe and Sustainable Review of Children's Congenital Heart Services.

Anna Soubry: The Safe and Sustainable review of children's congenital heart services was a clinically led, national health service review independent of Government. However, the Government shares the review's aim to continue improving these services for children now and in the future.

Psychiatry: Greater London

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) medical and (b) non-medical staff there were in the psychiatry group of specialties in the NHS London area, by primary care trust on 31 July in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.

Daniel Poulter: The numbers of staff employed in each specified category as at 30 September in the years 2010 and 2011 are shown in the following tables. Data for 2012 are not currently available and will be published in spring 2013.
	
		
			 NHS Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS): Medical staff within the Psychiatry group of specialties by Organisation in London SHA, as at 30 September each year 
			 headcount 
			  2010 2011 
			 London Strategic Health Authority 2,377 2,329 
			    
			 Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust 2 2 
			 Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust 223 217 
			 Barts and the London NHS Trust 5 3 
			 Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust 141 136 
			 Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust 341 325 
			 Ealing Hospital NHS Trust 4 8 
			 Ealing PCT 1 0 
			 East London NHS Foundation Trust 292 272 
			 Enfield PCT 0 0 
			 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust _ 2 
			 Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Trust 14 14 
			 Greenwich Teaching PCT 0 3 
			 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 5 3 
			 Haringey Teaching PCT 3 0 
			 Harrow PCT 4 ' 
			 Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 0 1 
			 Hounslow PCT 0 0 
			 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 0 0 
			 Islington PCT 14 0 
			 King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 3 0 
			 Kingston Hospital NHS Trust 0 2 
			 Kingston PCT 0 0 
			 Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust 2 1 
			 Newham University Hospital NHS Trust 2 1 
			 North East London NHS Foundation Trust 167 173 
			 North West London Hospitals NHS Trust 1 1 
			 Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust 146 142 
			 Richmond and Twickenham PCT 2 2 
			 Royal Brampton And Harefield NHS Trust 0 0 
			 Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust 6 4 
			 South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust 441 446 
			 South London Healthcare NHS Trust 2 0 
			 South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust 240 246 
			 St George's Healthcare NHS Trust 3 5 
			 Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust 52 52 
			 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 4 5 
			 West London Mental Health NHS Trust 264 252 
			 West Middlesex University NHS Trust 0 0 
			 Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust 2 2 
			 Whittington Hospital NHS Trust 0 17 
			 Your Healthcare 6 5 
			 Data Quality: The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality. Where changes impact on figures already published, this is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses. Notes: 1. Due to the new headcount methodology introduced in 2010, headcount totals are unlikely to equal the sum of components. 2. A few NHS organisations existed within the ESR database with small numbers of staff as a result of the impact of Transforming Community Services and the resultant system mergers and demergers which were still ongoing at the time of the 2011 census. Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre Medical and Dental Workforce Census 
		
	
	
		
			 NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical staff in the Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy areas of work in the London Strategic Health Authority area by organisation as at 30 September each specified year 
			 headcount 
			  2010 2011 
			  Clinical psychology Psycho-therapy Clinical psychology Psycho-therapy 
			 London Strategic Health Authority area 2,360 771 2,230 793 
			      
			 Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust 3 0 2 0 
			 Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust 0 0 1 0 
			 Barnet PCT 1 2 1 0 
			 Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust 146 45 150 41 
			 Barts and the London NHS Trust 15 0 62 1 
			 Brent Teaching PCT 5 0 0 0 
			 Bromley PCT 1 0 2 0 
			 ¦Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust 166 22 120 37 
			 Camden PCT 5 4 3 1 
			 Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust 287 92 294 80 
			 Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust 0 0 14 25 
			 City and Hackney Teaching PCT 65 0 1 0 
			 Croydon Health Services NHS Trust 5 2 5 2 
			 Croydon PCT 0 0 0 0 
			 Ealing Hospital NHS Trust 0 0 9 0 
			 Ealing PCT 18 6 16 5 
			 East London NHS Foundation Trust 107 88 140 103 
			 Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust 7 0 7 0 
			 Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Trust 57 9 61 10 
			 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust 33 4 33 4 
			 Hammersmith and Fulham PCT 2 0 2 0 
			 Haringey Teaching PCT' 7 29 0 0 
			 Harrow PCT 5 0 0 0 
			 Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 6 2 66 1 
			 Hounslow PCT 0 0 0 0 
			 Islington PCT 68 17 0 0 
			 Kensington and Chelsea PCT 10 19 0 0 
			 King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 7 0 10 1 
			 Kingston Hospital NHS Trust 3 0 3 0 
		
	
	
		
			 Kingston PCT 0 0 0 0 
			 Newham PCT 29 0 0 0 
			 North East London NHS Foundation Trust 147 91 138 87 
			 North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust 0 2 0 3 
			 North West London Hospitals NHS Trust 5 1 7 1 
			 Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust 168 45 170 52 
			 Richmond and Twickenham PCT 5 0 4 0 
			 Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust 0 0 0 0 
			 Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust 24 4 34 9 
			 Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust 6 1 4 1 
			 South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust 481 59 385 84 
			 South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust 196 50 189 45 
			 St George's Healthcare NHS Trust 23 1 21 1 
			 Sutton and Merton PCT 3 0 0 0 
			 Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust 73 135 60 136 
			 Tower Hamlets PCT 53 1 0 1 
			 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 24 0 52 1 
			 Wandsworth PCT 0 0 1 0 
			 West London Mental Health NHS Trust 131 59 128 50 
			 Westminster PCT 0 1 0 0 
			 Whittington Hospital NHS Trust 0 0 66 31 
			 Your Healthcare 7 0 7 0 
			 Data Quality: The Health and Social Care Information Centre seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality where changes impact on figures already published. This is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses. Notes: 1. Headcount totals are unlikely to equal the sum of components. 2. The new headcount methodology from 2010 onwards is not fully comparable with previous years data due to improvements that make it a more stringent count of absolute staff numbers. Further Information on the headcount methodology is available in the Census publication here: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/010_Workforce/nhsstaff0010/Census_Bulletin_March_2011_Final.pdf 3. 2012 annual census data is not yet available, and is due to be published in the spring. Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census.

Social Services: Greater London

Gareth Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff based in social services were employed by the NHS in London by (a) primary care trusts and (b) hospitals in 31 July (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012; and if he will make a statement.

Daniel Poulter: The numbers of staff employed in each specified category as at 30 September in the years 2010 and 2011 are shown in the following table. Data for 2012 are not currently available and will be published in spring 2013.
	
		
			 NHS hospital and community health services: Qualified scientific, therapeutic and technical staff in the social services area of work in the London strategic health authority area by organisation as at 30 September in 2010 and 2011 
			 Headcount 
			  2010 2011 
			 London strategic health authority area 98 238 
			    
			 Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust 1 — 
			 Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust 38 50 
			 Barts and the London NHS Trust 3 3 
			 Brent Teaching PCT — — 
			 Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust 10 7 
			 Camden PCT 3 3 
			 Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust 21 30 
			 Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust — 2 
			 City and Hackney Teaching PCT 1 — 
			 Ealing Hospital NHS Trust — 2 
			 Ealing PCT 1 — 
			 East London NHS Foundation Trust — 5 
			 Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Trust 2 2 
			 Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust — 2 
			 Haringey Teaching PCT 10 — 
			 Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust — 1 
			 Islington PCT — — 
			 Kensington and Chelsea PCT 2 — 
			 King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 6 8 
			 Lambeth PCT 1 — 
			 North East London NHS Foundation Trust 3 15 
			 Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust 18 17 
			 Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust 2 2 
			 Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust 4 5 
			 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust 2 2 
			 South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust — 14 
			 South London Healthcare NHS Trust 1 1 
			 South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust 28 13 
			 St George's Healthcare NHS Trust 1 1 
		
	
	
		
			 Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust 31 26 
			 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 3 3 
			 Wandsworth PCT — — 
			 West London Mental Health NHS Trust 6 7 
			 Whittington Hospital NHS Trust — 17 
			 Notes: 1. Social services staff are defined in the Non-Medical Workforce Census as former local authority social care staff who may be employed by PCTs and care trusts. These are staff who need to be (or work directly with) qualified social services staff to do their jobs within the organisation. For example social or youth workers, day care advisers, child protection officers, family placement officers, rehabilitation staff, or handicapped service workers. (Note that this list is not exhaustive). 2. The new headcount methodology from 2010 onwards is not fully comparable with previous years’ data due to improvements that make it a more stringent count of absolute staff numbers. Further information on the headcount methodology is available in the Census publication here: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/010_Workforce/nhsstaff0010/Census_Bulletin_March_2011_Final.pdf 2012 annual census data is not yet available, and is due to be published in the spring. Data Quality: The Health and Social Care Information Centre seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality where changes impact on figures already published. This is assessed but unless it is significant at national level, figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses. Source: Health and Social Care Information Centre Non-Medical Workforce Census.

Asylum: Deportation

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost per person was of deporting failed asylum seekers in each year since 2008.

Mark Harper: The UK Border Agency does not store data in a form where it could be analysed to provide this information except at disproportionate cost.
	UK Border Agency annual accounts can be viewed on the UK Border Agency website:
	www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
	A copy has also been placed in the House Library.

Human Trafficking

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which countries are the main sources of people being trafficked illegally into the UK; and what contact she has had with the governments of these countries to discuss steps to end the trade.

Mark Harper: While we recognise the difficulties inherent in detecting human trafficking, data recorded by the national referral mechanism (NRM) suggests that the priority source countries for victims of human trafficking to the UK are Nigeria, Vietnam, Romania, China, and Slovakia. Other countries which also feature prominently in the data are Uganda, Albania, Czech Republic, Eritrea, and India. An assessment of the list of priority countries will be undertaken annually.
	Work has already begun to better understand the trafficking landscape in priority countries so that the UK can influence those countries to improve and strengthen their approach to tackling human trafficking. The UK has engaged with embassies and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (F&CO) posts to raise awareness of human trafficking and to better support anti-trafficking efforts.
	Human trafficking has been included as a priority in F&CO country business plans.

Human Trafficking: Children

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent estimate she has made of the number of trafficked children in the UK.

Mark Harper: Estimating the number of children trafficked into and within the UK is difficult owing to the hidden nature of this criminal activity. However data from successive reports by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) suggests there are approximately 300 child trafficking victims in the UK per annum (based on CEOP's Strategic Threat Assessment of Child Trafficking 2009 and 2010). In addition, CEOP's most recent Child Trafficking Update published in 2011 suggests there were 202 children identified as trafficked into and within the UK over the eight and a half month period from 1 January 2011 to 15 September 2011.
	Copies of the above publications are available in the House Library.

Immigration

Diana Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
	(1)  how many and what proportion of applications from Romanian and Bulgarian nationals for registration certificates were outstanding for more than six months in each month since May 2010;
	(2)  how many staff were employed by the UK Border Agency Bulgaria and Romania Caseworking Unit on 1 June (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012;
	(3)  how many applications have been processed by the UK Border Agency Bulgaria and Romania Caseworking Unit in each month since May 2010.

Mark Harper: The data requested is not held in a format compatible with National Statistics protocols, or produced as part of the UK Border Agency's standard reports.
	However the UK Border Agency publishes immigration statistics on a quarterly and annual basis, a copy of which can be found in the Library of the House, and via the following page on the Home Office website:
	http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/immigration-asylum-research/immigration-q2-2012/
	The number of staff employed by the UK Border Agency Bulgaria and Romania Caseworking Unit on 1 June 2010 was 30.26, 1 June 2011 was 37.67 and 1 June 2012 was 17.14, all full-time equivalents. Caseworkers are deployed to units according to work load.

London Metropolitan University

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the reasons were for the withdrawal of highly trusted sponsor status from London Metropolitan University; and if she will make a statement.

Mark Harper: London Metropolitan University held highly trusted sponsor (HTS) status and had submitted its annual renewal application to the UK Border Agency. Following the revocation of its standard sponsor licence, its HTS application was rejected as the university is no longer a licensed sponsor under Tier 4 of the Points Based System.
	As the then Immigration Minister my right hon. Friend the Member for Ashford (Damian Green), stated to the House on 3 September 2012, Official Report, column 26, the UK Border Agency has been working closely and continually with London Metropolitan University since March to address its systemic issues. In the most recent audit, the UK Border Agency found concerns in three specific areas: students studying without permission to be in this country, how international students are recruited and the attendance monitoring of students. In those circumstances the UK Border Agency correctly felt that allowing London Metropolitan University to continue to sponsor and teach international students was not an option.

Public Order Act 1986

Graham Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when she expects to respond to the consultation on reform of section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986.

Damian Green: The Government is carefully considering all the views received during the consultation and we will issue a response in due course.

Sexual Offences: Foreign Travel Orders

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
	(1)  how (a) she and (b) the Association of Chief Police Officers will advise police forces on the use of foreign travel orders for sex offenders;
	(2)  if she will review the effectiveness of legislation aimed at preventing and prosecuting sexual offences against children overseas by UK sex offenders.

Jeremy Browne: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 contains a number of civil preventative orders to provide the police with a range of tools to manage the behaviour of sex offenders, including Foreign Travel Orders (FTOs).
	FTOs are intended to prevent offenders, with convictions for sexual offences (under Schedule 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003) against children, from travelling abroad where there is evidence that they intend to commit sexual offences against children, while abroad.
	The Home Office has published “Guidance on Part 2 of The Sexual Offences Act 2003”, which includes guidance on Foreign Travel Orders, for the police and other practitioners. The National Policing Improvement Agency, as part of their Initial Police Learning and Development Training Programme, provides information and training to public protection unit staff on Foreign Travel Orders.
	The Government continually reviews the effectiveness of legislation and is doing everything it can to tighten the law on sex offenders and protect children both in the UK and abroad. As a consequence, we recently introduced new measures under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, requiring all registered sex offenders to inform the police of all foreign travel. This information enables the police, where appropriate, to inform other jurisdictions that a sex offender is intending to travel to their area, further enhancing the tools to prevent crime and increase the effectiveness of the management of the risk of harm to the public posed by sex offenders.
	We will continue to monitor and review all the available tools and powers in this area to ensure the police and practitioners can robustly manage offenders and prevent serious sexual crimes, both in the UK and overseas.

Alcoholic Drinks: Prices

Cathy Jamieson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the oral answer by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury to the hon. Member for Lincoln of 11 September 2012, Official Report, column 125, on beer duty, for what reasons he expects the introduction of minimum unit pricing of alcohol to benefit the pub industry; and if he will make a statement.

Sajid Javid: The Government will publish its assessment of the impact of minimum unit pricing alongside the Alcohol Strategy consultation. This will consider the impact of a minimum unit price on a number of factors including on the Exchequer, crime, health, consumption and businesses, including the pub industry.

Exchange Rates

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the effects of a stronger pound on growth in the services sector.

Sajid Javid: The Bank of England's Sterling Effective Exchange Rate Index fell significantly during 2007-08, and it remains more than 20 per cent below its 2007 peak. Since the peak in the value of sterling in 2007 Q1, service sector output has risen by 2.6 per cent, exports of services have increased by 21 per cent in value terms and the balance of trade in services has improved.
	The Government recognise that UK businesses need an environment which helps them compete in a global market place. Around 18 per cent of UK services output is exported. The Government have announced a major package of reforms to improve the UK's competitiveness, including a reduction in the rate of corporation tax and burden of regulation. The Government have been able to use their hard won fiscal credibility to launch “UK Guarantees” to dramatically accelerate major infrastructure investment and provide support to UK exporters. The Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) is also designed to boost lending to households and businesses. The World Economic Forum confirmed earlier this month that the UK has improved its global competitiveness ranking for the second year in a row, from tenth to eight in the world.

Chemical Industry

Iain Wright: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what plans he has to (a) maintain and (b) enhance the competitiveness of the UK chemical industry; and if he will make a statement.

Michael Fallon: The Government recognises the importance to the UK of a vibrant and competitive chemicals industry and its role in the transition to a low carbon economy. This Department is working closely with the sector as it develops an industry-led strategy for maintaining and enhancing the competitiveness of the UK chemicals industry, which the Government will seek to support. This Department awaits the industry's conclusions and recommendations.
	The Government can, and does, play a role in creating the right environment to help UK companies to compete in global chemical value chains. Working with chemical business, the Government is taking steps to strengthen UK manufacturing's capability, ensuring a better business environment for chemical businesses that will address barriers to growth, encourage innovation and technology commercialisation, exports, business investment, and improve skills. Through initiatives like the Regional Growth Fund, Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative and the Employer Ownership Pilot, we are supporting investment in the UK chemical industry sector.

London Metropolitan University

David Lammy: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 7 September 2012, Official Report, column 496W, on London Metropolitan University, on how many occasions he has met the Higher Education Funding Council for England Task Force established to help new and continuing London Metropolitan University students who have been affected by the UK Border Agency's decision to revoke the university's licence to sponsor non-EU students.

David Willetts: I have had no direct discussions with the Higher Education Funding Council for England taskforce; BIS is represented at official level. I am receiving regular updates on the progress that the taskforce is making.

Regional Development Agencies

John Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the redundancy and winding up costs of the regional development agencies.

Michael Fallon: Redundancy costs for the eight regional development agencies (RDAs) outside London are estimated to be £60.7 million. This includes the cost of staff leaving on compulsory and voluntary terms. Redundancy payments have been made in accordance with the provisions of the civil service compensation scheme.
	Other winding up costs are estimated to be £47.9 million. The largest single element is a £16.0 million payment to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) pension scheme in respect of former RDA staff who are members of the scheme.

Charities: Asia

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent discussions he has had with the Charities Commission regarding the monitoring of registered charities that have been alleged to be funding orphanages and children's homes in countries such as India and Nepal that have facilitated the sexual abuse of children.

Nick Hurd: I have regular discussions with the Charity Commission (“the Commission”) on a range of topics. As a risk based regulator the Commission's powers of intervention are reserved for cases where there is clear and serious misconduct or maladministration within a charity leading to considerable harm to the charity or its beneficiaries which cannot be resolved by other means. If the hon. Member has any specific concerns about a registered charity, then I would encourage her to raise them direct with the Commission.

Duchy of Cornwall

Andrew George: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what criteria and guidance he has offered to other Government departments in cases where a department is obliged to consult the Duchy of Cornwall before proceeding with primary legislation.

Chloe Smith: The Cabinet Office ‘Guide to Making Legislation’ provides advice to Government Departments on seeking the Prince of Wales’ Consent to Bills. The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, which drafts Government Bills and provides advice on the procedural handling of Bills, also provides advice to Departments, on a Bill by Bill basis.

Public Consultation

David Hamilton: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office under what conditions the Government does not count an individual's submission to a formal Government consultation because it has been generated or handled through a campaign organisation.

Oliver Letwin: The Government do not have a policy on the conditions in which the Government will not count an individual's submission to a formal Government consultation because it has been generated or handled through a campaign organisation.
	Responses to consultation are carefully considered and the points made in them are fully taken into account regardless of whether a particular point is made only in one response or in a number of identical responses.

Voluntary Work

David Blunkett: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what plans he has to use the database of those who volunteered for roles as part of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics to keep them in touch with volunteering opportunities; and what plans he has to provide support for them to continue to volunteer.

Nick Hurd: The Government is keen to use the momentum created by both Games to encourage even more people to continue volunteering. We are now in discussion with LOCOG, who own the database for the majority of volunteers, about how to best keep them engaged. We are backing frontline organisations to support existing and new volunteering opportunities, as well as investing in infrastructure and reducing bureaucracy to better connect volunteers to these opportunities.

Constituencies

Rachel Reeves: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the cost to the Boundary Commission of consulting the public on implementing the provisions of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011.

Chloe Smith: While certain expenses—for example, venue hire—can clearly be ascribed to 'consultation', the boundary review process principally concerns developing proposals for consultation, and the subsequent refinement of those proposals in light of consultation responses. As such the commissions do not categorise their activities and expenditure in a way that would allow a meaningful estimate to be provided that is distinct from the overall estimated costs of the current review, since its formal commencement on 4 March 2011 under the terms of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, are as follows:
	
		
			  £ 
			 (a) The Boundary Commission for Scotland 936,671 
			 (b) The Boundary Commission for Wales 1,290,240 
			 (c) The Boundary Commission for England 6,598,382 
		
	
	
		
			 (d) The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland 978,000 
		
	
	All four boundary commissions incurred some expenditure on preparatory work prior to the formal commencement of the review on 4 March 2011.
	The above figures, other than that for the Boundary Commission for Wales, includes some expenditure not directly attributable to the current parliamentary boundary review. A further breakdown is not available.

Constituencies

Rachel Reeves: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much the sixth General Review of Electoral Boundaries will cost (a) the Boundary Commission for Scotland, (b) the Boundary Commission for Wales and (c) the Boundary Commission for England and Northern Ireland.

Chloe Smith: Our current estimate for the cost of the boundary reviews being conducted by the four boundary commissions since its formal commencement on 4 March 2011, under the terms of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, are as follows:
	
		
			  £ 
			 (a) The Boundary Commission for Scotland 936,671 
			 (b) The Boundary Commission for Wales 1,290,240 
			 (c) The Boundary Commission for England 6,598,382 
			 (d) The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland 978,000 
		
	
	All four boundary commissions incurred some expenditure on preparatory work prior to the formal commencement of the review on 4 March 2011.
	The above figures, other than that for the Boundary Commission for Wales, includes some expenditure not directly attributable to the current parliamentary boundary review. A further breakdown is not available.

Bahamas

David Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to assist the government of the Bahamas with tackling the spread of leptospirosis, histoplasmosis, tuberculosis, hepatitis and typhoid.

Alan Duncan: DFID does not have a bilateral aid programme with the Bahamas. The country has however benefitted from regional support provided by DFID through the Pan-American Health Organisation to prevent the spread of cholera and other waterborne diseases, including typhoid, in the Caribbean.

Haiti

David Morris: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what discussions her Department has had with the President of Haiti on the effectiveness of international aid spending in that country.

Alan Duncan: DFID does not have a bilateral aid programme with Haiti, with assistance for reconstruction provided instead through our core contributions to multilateral agencies such as the World Bank, United Nations and European Union. There has been no recent contact between my Department and the President of Haiti, but the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), met Haitian Prime Minister Lamothe in London on 27 July 2012 for discussions that included aid co-ordination and effectiveness.

Remploy

Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was paid in redundancy payments to employees of Wrexham Remploy when it closed.

Esther McVey: The Wrexham factory has not yet closed. Remploy have confirmed that the estimated total redundancy pay due for the Wrexham employees is approximately £808,000.
	A comprehensive package of support is available for all disabled individuals being made redundant as a result of the Wrexham factory closure.
	The Government has made £8 million available to fund the delivery of this support across the UK. This package will be available for individuals to access for up to 18 months following redundancy to help individuals to make the transition from working at Remploy to mainstream employment.

Remploy

Lindsay Roy: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the oral answer of 10 September 2012, Official Report, column 11, on Remploy, what proportion of workers from recently closed Remploy factories have since gained alternative employment.

Esther McVey: As per my answer on 10 September, in the short period since closure, 35 ex-Remploy employees have immediately found jobs.
	You will be aware of the comprehensive package of support offered to Remploy workers which is available for 18 months following redundancy, to help disabled individuals to make the transition from working at Remploy to mainstream employment. This package includes personalised support and the Government has made £8 million available to fund this delivery across the UK.